The WOFOYO Podcast
The WOFOYO Podcast
WOFOYO SHORT: C-Dub's Stupid Hulk Hogan Story
C-Dub shares a self-described "stupid story" about heroes passing on, memories of Hulk Hogan, and an absurd church confrontation over wrestling storylines. The narrative weaves through personal reflections on lost mentors, charismatic church experiences, and the folly of getting theology from professional wrestling rather than Scripture.
• Memories of seeing Hulk Hogan wrestle during peak Hulkamania and later as "Hollywood Hogan"
• Awkward experiences helping at a charismatic Pentecostal church, including catching people with body odor
• Bizarre argument with a troubled man who couldn't accept that Hulk Hogan's heel turn was just a scripted storyline
• Reminder that Christians sometimes fixate on meaningless issues instead of focusing on Scripture
Get into the Word for yourself and then go and do it because the WoFoYo, brother is just too sweet.
Hey everybody, this is C-Dub with another Wofo, yo Short. Rather than get all spiritual on this one, I'm just going to share a story, and it's a really stupid story. So be forewarned. If you're looking for some deep spiritual truth, man, you can just skip this episode. But I think it's the right thing to do.
Speaker 1:One of the things you have to deal with when you get older is that your heroes pass on. I can think of three right off the bat that are no longer with us Within the last several years. You might have even heard us give out a well-done, good and faithful servant man. I think of my Uncle, jerry Lindsey, phenomenal pastor, lived in a place called Portageville, pastored the Tallapoosa Baptist Church for many years and just was a great helper of people. I think about Phil Miller, who's a mentor and friend at a very critical time of my Christian development. I think about my dad hero. Mine passed away about a year and a half ago, back in December of uh 23. And so you know that's part of what you deal with. And those guys had substance. Uh, I don't know if brother Frank still with, as you hear me and bones talk about. Uh, brother Frank, I, I know he, I know he had had some physical issues and had been at home last time we heard, and he's probably no longer with us, but just a great mentor learned so many things. Hero, legitimate hero, flawed heroes. I think about paul. He's one of daryl's dads, he that we don we don't use the word step. Paul Hellman was a guy that I looked up to immensely. I think, again, perfect, no, but man of integrity, absolutely. I think about some of the guys that I knew growing up and went to school with their sons. I grew up with their sons. So, again, this is just part of it, but not nearly as significant Way.
Speaker 1:More famous this week we lost Hulk Hogan. Glad to know that he made a proclamation for Christ. He was always talking about prayers and vitamins early on, but he made a proclamation for Christ, got baptized about a year and a half ago, so just wanted to be public. So that is what it is. Do I think you should get your theology from Hulk Hogan? No, get your theology by reading your Bible and praying, receiving the baptism and then filling with the Holy Spirit and letting him lead and guide you. That should be your theology, that should be your walk. You, that should be your theology. That should be your walk.
Speaker 1:That being said, man, when I was a kid I got to see Hulk Hogan wrestle twice. I got to see at the height of Hulk, I'm talking about the height of it. They had a match between Hulk Hogan and Hacksaw, jim Duggan versus Ted DBS and Andre the giant so many great wrestlers at that, rowdy, rowdy, piper, jake, snake, roberts, rick, rude, so many I'm forgetting, but just legends that we got. Got to see Russell we still have some photos and color photos. And then the black and white photos that that uh, friend, family friend named Bob Beatles took are just unreal. So got to see him wrestle then. And then, oh man, one of my favorite times ever is when Hulk Hogan turned bad Cause.
Speaker 1:I, you know, I was in the military, I was in the army, just going through AIT, just earned privileges to watch TV. Man, I haven't seen a TV. It's been three, three and a half months and I finally get privileges to the day room where they have the TV. And on Monday, here we go. They had just had the pay-per-view bash at the beach. You know, you had heard some rumblings about the soldiers that were able to watch the TV. Hey, man, you know, oh, diesel and razor Ramona, kevin Nash and Scott Hall are coming over and they're going to the WD, wwf is trying to take over the WCW and so, anyway, there was all this going on and I just remember Hulk Hogan went bad and became Hollywood Hogan and I'm like this is the greatest thing ever, because when you're in the Army, man, you got a little bit of grit, you want to get down. You know they're training you to be aggressive, training you to fight, getting down and dirty with it a little bit. So the fact that here it is one of my childhood heroes yeah, I know it's fake as far as it's scripted, yes, I know that. Uh, you don't have to tell me, some of those guys are just phenomenal athletes to be able to do what they do. And then and they're willing to pay the price you look at, you look at what kind of shape them guys are in as they get older. It's just horrible, you know, but you have to be a heck of an athlete at the time to be able to do those things, and especially somebody that was able to do it, uh, for as long as he did and make it entertaining.
Speaker 1:But I got to see Hulk Hogan wrestle in Colorado Springs. Um, he was in the NWO, hollywood Hogan, and he beat Macho man. Randy Savage there was some little shenanigans involving Kevin Nash, and Bret Hart had just come over and I think maybe a night or two before that Macho man had beaten Sting Very open, professing Christian man. So anyway, I said all that to say this I get out of the army. Here's my stupid hulk hogan story.
Speaker 1:Met this guy named judge and, uh, come to find out he was the pastor's son but he was doing some assistant stuff. He's doing some stuff in christian tv. Last time I checked him and his wife, lori, liked him a lot, just kind of jilt, you know. Hit it off real good and come to find out his dad was his mom and dad were actually the pastor of a church and they were helping out at a local church around my area. When I got back out of the army they were also. Their main church was one over in a place called Cambria, illinois, and so I ended up going over to this church and so let me tell you there are some lessons learned. Gary and Becky Brown were the name of the pastors over that church in Canberra. There are some things I disagree with them on. But let me tell you they are good Christian people. It's just the way that we do. Things are different, but what they believe they live utmost respect.
Speaker 1:So here's what happened. To set it up, judge's wife had a sister. They tried to set me up on a date. Long story short, it did not go well. I was not a fan. If you ask is she pretty? And they say she's nice. She's nice, she's not pretty. And not only that, our personalities did not gel. It was like a bizarre world kind of a double date that we went on that somebody decided to bring the grandma so couldn't get a word in edgewise because, uh, the sister wouldn't hardly talk and then grandma was just yapping the whole time and I'm just like, nah, this is, this ain't happening again. I'm like, okay, it was not a good experience and I just I politely let them know that just not interested. There's a couple other stories I could tell about that, but for the sake of brevity and to get to the Hulk Hogan part of the story, there we go.
Speaker 1:I'm over helping out. Let me tell you there's things they don't tell you about helping out in a charismatic Pentecostal church and see a lot of times, one of the things that happens is they'll lay hands on people and they'll fall out. Well, let me tell you, if you catch a fat girl, that's got the body odor that ends up all over your hands. So that is exactly what happened. You know, I'm on fire for the Lord. I'm 24, 25 years old, helping out, want to serve the Lord. I'm 24, 25 years old, helping out, want to serve the Lord. Yeah, sure, I'll help. You know, man lay his hands on this girl, man, she bloop and I catch her and my hands feel hot and steamy. So I'm, and then I'm like, oh dear God, this is rough. You know, I played football in the locker room. Didn't smell that bad after the game. So, anyway, quick as I can, I go to wash my hands.
Speaker 1:Then I got to do something else and this guy comes up that does not have his life together and because it's been discussed, you know, kind of privately, hey, we're trying to mentor this guy, get him, you know, to where he can be productive. So this guy comes up to me and he really ticked me off that he had the same first name as mine. His name was Chris and I want nothing but the best for this dude. But, man, at the time I'm like what in the world is going on that you could have had a camera on me, hidden camera, and I like is this a setup? What? What is this? And anyway, he comes, hey, anyway, he comes. Hey, I hear you didn't like I can't even remember the whole girl's name but I hear you don't like so-and-so.
Speaker 1:I'm like no man, she's a really nice girl, she really likes her, wanted to tell me all the virtues I said. I said I don't like her, she don't have a personality not my cup of tea physically, just you should really get to know her. I'm like, dude, if you like her that much, you ask her out. And he goes. I did, and she said no and hangs his head. So I mentioned something I'm trying to change the subject and all that. There was something that involved wrestling. I said, man, just, I'm big, I'm big hogan man, what whole code? This dude breaks all kinds of series. I'm trying to switch the subject, you know, to something that we can get along on, rather than the fact that I wasn't a big fan of this girl that he has a crush on.
Speaker 1:Anyway, hulk Hogan joined the new world order. Oh man, he's a bad guy. Now that ain't Christ-like. I'm like you know this stuff is scripted, right, you know it's. This is an athlete playing. Yeah, I know, but man, paul Crouch offered him a lot of money to do a Christian TV. Well, he did a Christian TV show for Paul Crouch, him and Mr T both, you know, going to give motivational speeches about living for Jesus. They used to do that on Saturdays. Thank God for it. I'm like you do realize that this is all an act. This is all scripted. He's getting paid to do this, yeah, but I'm telling you, no, man, he's done. He's done, did this. He, he done sold his soul. Man, he, he was supposed to do this and he just would not let it go. That hulk hogan, what you gonna do, brother, again, don't get your theology off of hulk hogan or professional wrestling. Hulk hogan was now a bad guy and he could just just not let that go. And I'm laughing.
Speaker 1:And I did probably one of the more unchristian things that I've done. I said, dude, you are a loser and you need to get your life straight. And I walked out of the bathroom and I hated to do that. Something you need to know about me is it's not good Lord's working on me on loving, kindness and patience and long suffering and all that. But every now and then there are situations that arise where you've you've done, did your patients and you've done that All you can, the well. C-dubs fall to C-dub can go nuclear. The Lord still working me on that. But also there is a time to shut things down and sure, I didn't do it the best and some of you all are going to be mad at this story. Some of you all are going to be laughing your butts off. You know I was 24, 25 years old. Sure, I'm learning, I'm growing, and was it the best thing to do? No, do I still laugh about it? Absolutely, man. Rest in peace.
Speaker 1:Hulk Hogan Wofo Yo land. Don't get your theology off of pro wrestling. Get in the word for yourself and then go and do it. And if you don't, what you going to do? Wofo Yo. Hey. Everybody, thanks for listening. If there's a moral to this story, it's that church folks you and I included can sometimes get wrapped around the axles about things that don't even really matter in the long run. And that's why you need to get in the Word for yourself, because the woe-foe-yo brother is just too sweet.